Door for lockers.



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.. nals or pins 8 and carried through the top and ends and the accomplishment of certain other 'objects that wIll hereinafter4 appear, the invention' consists in the features of novelty 25 4'the accompanying `drawings and 111er of the door and connected partsv on an `line 3, 3, Fig. 5. Fig. 4.is an enlarged-plan thinsheet meta rnrnivrionnien DURAND cIIUReHILI., or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

Doon FOR Specification offLetters Patent. Application filed May 1, 1905. lSerial No. 258,340.

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Patented sept. 29, 1908'.

To allwhom it may concern:y y, Be it known that I, DURAND',` CHURCHILL, a

residing at and State of lllinols, have invented certain new` and use-` ful Improvements in Doors forLockers, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact specification. Y e

' My invention relates more'particularly to a` door formeta'llic lockers-or lockers composedof thin sheet metal and the improvements have reference to the various features whereby the door is rendered rigid and made secure when closed. t f

The invention has for its primary objectto rovide an improvedv and eiiicient form of ockerdoor whichA may be constructed of thin sheet metal and .at the l'same-time will be rigid and securely held fromvbeing pried open whenclosed. y .n .v -1

With .a view to. theV attainment of these which Will now be described with reference to ,more particularly pointed out. in the claims.

In the Said drawings-Figure 1 is a front elevation of Inyimproved locker door showing the same closed 4andl artially 'broken -i Fig. 3 is anenlargedplan section of one coren-larged scale, the section being taken onthe section on the line'4,

4,-Fig. 6. Fig. 5 isaarts shown. in Fig."3.

g. 4, andFig.' 7 is an enlarged planjsectiontaken on the line 7 7, Fig. ,2. 1f is the door f roper, which is formed of Fand ,provided around its edges withanges 2,3, 4, 5', which are cons'tituted by turning-,up theedges ofthe sheet and securing the ends of the flanges thus'constituted by means of rivets 6 or other suit` able devices. Riveted or otherwise secured to the door parallel withand contiguous to the flange 2 is, a rod7 which is preferably square, and-has its ends provided with-,jourbottom anges 3 5 and jbrnaled in blocks 9 vsecured above and belovvithe door, one of these blocks bein secured to it bottom cross bar-616 'and tenth@ i i 'Cross bar 11,Whichconst1tute the, u e lower ends of the door frame.'A By these means the door is securely journaled or hinged and the 'edge of the door from end to end is braced'by the rod 7, making it4 practically impossible to bend the `door and spring the hinged pintles out of'their sockets. lf desired similar rods .12 may be riveted along theupper and lower I edges ofthe door for stiir'eiiing the door in a longltudi'nal direction.-

On the edge'of the door opposite the hinge rod 7 is mounted a vertically sliding bolt rod 13, lwhich is secured in place in any suitable way as by straps 14 riveted or attached to the inner face of-the door. This bolt rod 13 extends throughout a substantial ortion of the height of the door, and is provided at its upper end with a bolt 15 projecting laterally vtherefrom and at or near its other end with a similarbolt 1,6. These bolts are substantially' the same in construction and they eX- tend laterally a suflicient distanceto project across the outer flange 17 of an upright angle iron arranged at one corner of the' locker Iwith its upper and lower endsA attached to the bars 10, 11 and constituting thesid'e of the door frame, so that when the `bolts '15, 16

1, 2 and 4l, they-will prevent the door from' being opened. The'bolt rod is held against rotation beyond a certain degree, by a staple 18 which projects through an aperture or slot 19 in the door 1 and is arranged contiguous to a companion staple 20, which is carried4 through Ithe face of the door 1 and secured by a rivet 21 to side flange 4. Thus when the staple 18 is opposed to the staple i 20the rod 13 is held against rotation and the door is consequently bolted at top and bottom by the bolts 15, 16. This rotary movementV ofthe rod 13 is also prevented asknobv or handle 22 secured to the rod 13 andprojecting througha slot 23- formed vertically in the fa'co of the door but the up per end of this slot is formed with an offset or notch 24 so'that the. rod 13 may be lifted by means of the'knob -22 until the staple 18 passes above' the staple 20, as shown in Fig.

6,- Whereupon the rod may --be turned-to bring the sta le 18d-on top of the staple 2() Where it wil rest' and sup )ort the rod'.-

When the rod is thus lifted, t e bolts'l, 16 come opposite notches or apertures 25, .26 respectively, fornied in the flange 17 and thus allow the door to be opened. When the door is closed again the jar dislodges the lstapleA 18 from VVVthe staple 20 and the rod 13 vdoor may be permanently di'ops and carries the bolts 15, 16 behind the` flange 17 as before,` L

In order` that the rod 13 maybe locked against vertical`iiioveiiient for preventing' the door rfrom being opened,a padlock, not necessary` to illustrate, may be passed through thev staplev 18, 20, or, if desired, the rovided with an suitable permutation loci 27 having a bo t 28 adapted to pass through the staples 18, 20. In addition to this lock 'or as a substitute for this the door maybe-provided with a key-lock 29 having a bolt 30 adapted to engage over a lug 31 projecting from the rod 13 and thus prevent the rod from being lifted. j r

When the bolts 15, 16 enter their res Vec tive notches 25, 26 and fall 'with the ro v. 13

they engage between the flange 17' and two straps 32, 33 respectively, whichare riveted or otherwise secured vto ,the inner face of flange 17, and the ,ends of. the bolts 16 are provided with hooks or bends 3,4, which are so constructed and arranged'thatshould it be attempted to pry'the door-awayv from the flange 17 the hooks willv engage with the straps 32, 33 and prevent thebolts 15, 16 from be- 'ing dislodged from behind the flange 17.I

This rying action vof the door is further rcsiste by' hooks or catches 35 riveted or otherwise secured to the inner face of flange 1l7,` andas more clearlyshown in Fig.- 7, engage around the flange 4 of the door when the door is closed. Ifvde'sired lthese hooks 35 may also befutilize'd as catches for holdf ing thedoor from swinging open accidentally when unlocked, by providing the flange 4 with bosses 36 opposite each of the hooks 35 and with which the point of thehook engages.

f 'n The opening movement ofthe door may be v limited, if desired, by a stop 37secured to angle iron'38, which, together with the angle irons or bars 10, 11 and 17, completes the door frame. This sto 37, it will be seen, is so close to ther plane o the locker as not to be ob'ectionable and at the same time it is a sufficient distance from the axis of the hinge to be effective in stopping the door. This is because the hinge is situated within the locker and conse( uently a considerable distance. from thep ane of the outer face oi` front of the locker, and it is also situated a considerable distance laterally from the edge of the door frame, as shown in Fig. 3, thus leaving a space between the angle iron 38 and the face of' the door when the door is open, but when it is closed this space is filled or closed by that portion'of the door which projects beyond the hinge and towards the angle v'iron 33. Not only-does this arrangement enable me to provide the door with aA neat and effective stop for checking its opening movement, but-it locates the hinge entirely within the locker and protects the hinge pintles from the possibility of being driven out or dislodged from their sockets 9,

The closing or inward movement of the vdoor atA the opposite edge is prevented or stopped by the hooks 35 as well as by the straps 32 which receive the impact of the bolts 15 as the door closes and thereby throw the staple 1S off the staple. 2O in the yevent the jar should lnot be sufficient to do so;

The lock per se which'is showii and dcscribed in this application has not been claimed herein, as it constitutes the subjectmatter of the claims of my i ending application Serial No. 272,949, file August 7, 1905. lHaving thus described .my invention what I claiin as new therein and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is: y

1. In a locker door the combination with the doorfraine, of a sheet metal door proper having flangesat its edges turned at an angle to the face of the door, means securing the ends of said flanges together at the corners of' the door, a rod secured to one edge of the door and extending from top to bottoni thereof and having its ends passing through the said flanges at the top and bottoni. of the door, and means for journaling the ends of said'iod on'the door frame.

2. In a locker door the combination with the door frame, and the door pro er hinged therein, of a flange arranged on t ie edge ofthe free side of the door, and ahook orv catch secured to the inner side of the frame for e'inbracing said flange. l

3. In a locker door the combination with the door frame and the doorpro er, of a hinge supporting the door within t ie frame and having its axis arran ed'in'wardly from the outer face of the door rame and laterally from the edge of the door frame contiguous to the hinge, and a stop situated'on the outer side of the doorfraine and projecting laterally into the door-way or opening.

Ll. In a locker door the combination with the door frame and the door pro vier, of a hinge supporting the door within ltlhe frame and having its axis situated inwardly from the plane of the outer face vofthe frame and laterally from the edge of theframe contiguous to the hinge, the hinged edge of the door being projected towards the frame beyond the ,axis of the hinge whereby when the door is opened a space will be left between the face of the door and the fraine,and a door stop projecting across the said space and acting etween the door and frame for limiting the opening movement of the door.

5; In a locker door, the' combination with the door frame and the door proper hinged thereto, of a flange on the edge of the free side ofthe door projecting inwardly, and a hook secured to the inner side of the frame and extending around the edge and sides of said .flange for holding the flange against movement transversely of the door-way.

6. In ya locker door, the combination'with the door frame and the door vproper hinged therein, of a fl. nge -on the edgek of thefreeing around said flange and adapted -tobeV engaged'by said boss l the farther side ,-f 8. VIn aloeker'doo-utlie 'combination of a sheet metal door. proper,

side of the door,

as the door closesfwhere by the bosswill hold the 'door from swinging open when unlocked, and said hook will hold the flange lrombeingpried away. froin'vvthe door frame while the door is closed. j

Inja locker door, the'conibinatior'i with the'v door frame and the door proper vhinged vtherein, of aninward'projeetion onthefree and au hook arrangedo'n the I inner side offthe door frame andextending to theprojection' will bebetweenftlie end :of the hook andthe door iiramepanduthe doorl will be-prevented fronfbeing'pried' away 'from the frame.

locking means seored e to the' oppositefed'ge 4 oftl'ie door,andadapted to engage' the .door

closed, said bolt-rod continuingf'abo've andf f means wit ifthe 35:

framel a continuons bolt-rod secured' to the latter edge of.' the "doorat pollits contiguous to said locking jmeans "and coperatin'g with' said .lookingV means 'for Iholding. the-. door y meansI f behind the frame,

' same, said V rod projectingforsome'distance onv -fbothsides ofthe 4 locking m'ean's with thefi'rarr'iei-to linacetlie I 'door andserve as ani'. additional me'ansto pre-l v-from;fbeiI'i'g spriing'A at 4said sagesthereinwhen they register With said passages .and engage with door framewhen thefc'atcli-bar ismoved longitudinally, and means for moving the catchbarI longitudinally to cause the catches *to .registerfwith-said passages. 'i at'.-

i ""aV bolt supportedf`by one faceotgthex of theY door-for s'tiffening-thelatter-fat 1t` 'f edge, .and fastening means supportedby the* f ff v 9( `In alocker door, l combination- Witli` the door-frame, of adoorfproper, constructed,I of thin sheet' metal V,s nidhaving a circumferen` 40 the faceof the door,yaloekingmeans-secured to one edge othe'door'a'ndadaptedto'engage -tial'flangel at its edges tur-ned 'at HIL angle to i an operating rod-,secured to the-door adjacentone edge and coperatingwithsaid lockingfmeans for operatingy the oints of'engagement of the vent thedoor the door' frame', of-'a sheet-metal door prrp alledrie-.deer will-be"braced-bybfhefbeltl5 door atj'that Vwith respect to the door, anda laterally )roveach side of thel lookin Y means, said looking :of "said projection, wher'eby i -thc edges thereof .near its ujpporzand lower 'continuous vupright behind and lock against thedoor frame when,

`door frame having passages formed-trans versely'in the edge thereof at gonevside of the frame. v

d 11.- 4In a locker door, the combination With` 65 Vthe door frame,iof a sheet metal door propel',

a bolt'supported by one face of the door adjacent. one edgethereof` for stiffeningthe edge and 'movable vertically Jecting locking means supported by the olt adjacent the saine face of thevdoor and remote from the extremities ofthe-bolt wherebythe door'will be braced -by the bolt on means beingadapted to engage behind the frame. V A 12. lIn a locker door, the combination with the door frame having transverse passages in ends; 'a 'doorv proper `formed' offsheet-metal havingflanged' edges, hingedv at onefside, a catch-bar slidably mounted in an oo i at lthe opposite side to the hinged side andfextending,throughout a substantial portion of 'the height of the door,'cat ches se cured' -to'rsaidcateh-bar near the upperand lower ends "t-liereof and extending .trans- Verscly therefrom across the doorframe in a v parallel with the plane of the (loolgendin line vwith and adapted to enter said passages in the door frame when the catch-bar elevatedl and to drop down the catch-hards' lowered, and means for locke` door, a door proper composed ofsheet-rnetal I havingiI-iWardly -lan'ged edges,vv -meansv for the door proper at one sideofthe door frame, an upright catchebarslidally secured againstftheinner face of the door `proper at the opposite side' of the door,

catches secured to 4thefcatch-bar near' its upper and lowerv ends and extending lthrou h the flange of the door`trans'versely across t e door frame andadapted to enter said vpas`'v the back of the DURAND 'CHCHILL-y ,FRNoIs--AHOPKINS so v posi-tionagainst the inner face of the ing said-catch-bar'against longitudinal movei, 'ment. v 'l l l 13. Ina locker door, the combinationv of a 

